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. 1993 Sep 11;21(18):4246–4252. doi: 10.1093/nar/21.18.4246

How much hydration is necessary for the stabilisation of DNA-duplex?

TV Maltseva 1, P Agback 1, J Chattopadhyaya 1,a
PMCID: PMC310057  PMID: 8414979

Abstract

A combination of NOESY and ROESY experiments show that the higher stabilities (Tm) of phenazine tethered matched (2) and G-A mismatched (4) DNA duplexes are due to the decrease of the exchange-rate (i.e. increase of the life-time) of the imino-protons and the reduced water activity in their minor grooves compared to their non-tethered counterparts (1) and (3).

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